Cork Chamber

Lobbying Organisation Cork Chamber

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Public Expenditure and Reform

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details A meeting between the Cork Development Forum and the Secretary-General of the Department of Transport, Ken Spratt

Intended results Financial support for the delivery of critical roads infrastructure in the Cork region, including the Great Island Connectivity Scheme, the N25, the N/M20, the Cork Northern Distributor Road.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Healy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting between Cork Development Forum (CDF) and Ken Spratt, the Secretary-General of the Dept of Transport, at the Dept of Transport on April 22 in which a range of CDF priorities and public policy areas were discussed.

Email (1)

An email sent to the Secretary-General after the above meeting related to topics discussed on the day. This email was sent on April 28.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Ken Spratt Secretary General (Department of Transport)